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crazyroosterlady
In the Brooder
Thankyou so much this is incredibly informative!crazyroosterlady
As we are not allowed to keep roosters, I have not attempted to keep one so I have no personal experience with the no-crow collar but I have a friend who has.
Her first BCM rooster she tried it on was not happy with it initially but got used to it. She was not that happy with the ones she bought and ended up making her own.
I have heard of a few roosters choking to death while wearing the collar. Even with the correct setting, sometimes there is the risk of them eating something a bit bigger than normal and it not being able to move past the collar.
My friend nearly lost her boy when she was tweaking the collar and it was a little too tight; so if you are going to try one, obviously watch very closely. It took her probably two weeks of early morning tweakings to find the right setting.
However, this rooster still had to go into his man cave at night because even with the collar on the best setting she could find, he managed to make enough noise that the neighbours could hear him.
So, he used to sleep in a crate, with his collar on and in a dark corner under the house (she has an under house coop).
Anyways, because she felt this to be cruel, he is now living on a farm and can crow to his heart’s delight.
His son, who she kept, now has a no crow collar but with him it is enough to keep his crows at a less audible level and he does not have to sleep in a man cave and sleeps with his hens on the roost.
With what I have read about the collars (extensive), it works for some and not for others.
This is a good thread regarding the collar, lots of stories and pros and cons:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/906916/no-crow-rooster-collar/140
I know of someone else in Aus who has a number of roosters in a no rooster zone. He built a rooster night box which is sound proofed and remains darker for longer in the morning:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/792990/our-diy-rooster-night-box
Good luck!
Baffy already wears a cat collar so we can hear him when he sneaks inside (he does so often) so I think he'll get used to it quickly!
When Baffy lives with me he's usually by my side like a dog so I'm fairly certain i'll be able to watching carefully and he's a super fussy eater so I should be able to watch that too considering his current brand is already a smaller grain
He's also hates coops quiet a bit so I'd be more concerned about the companion hen I'd adopt for him being without her rooster at night if he did have to have a man cave
(I actually have had him in one once but I spoke to loud in the early morning and he started at 5am and would not stop
)If he did seem stressed from this of course I'd try and board him or as a last resort rehome him, his happiness is the most important.
Thankyou for all the information! I greatly appreciate it and will check out all those threads!
Have a lovely day!
